Dhaka- A six-year-old girl was reportedly violated by a man inBaropatavillage of Benapole port area in Benapole on Sunday.
Year: 2018
Salah’s tweet shows dispute with Egypt soccer not over
Cairo(AP/UNB) – Mohamed Salah has reignited a months-old dispute with soccer authorities in his native Egypt, accusing them of ignoring his complaints about their unauthorized use of his image.
Asiad Hockey: Bangladesh concede 0-5 defeat against Pakistan
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Hockey team suffered a 0-5 goal defeat against former World Champions Pakistan in their last Pool B match of the 18th Asian Games Men’s Hockey on Tuesday at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Hockey field in…
Teenage girl commits ‘suicide’ in Chattogram
Dhaka – A teenage girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her house in Chambal Shikderpara area of Banshkhali upazila in Chattogram on Tuesday.
BD’s preliminary sqaud for ACC U-19 Asia Cup announced
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced a 23–member preliminary squad for the ACC U-19 Asia Cup’2018 scheduled for Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar in September next.
2 killed in Barguna road crash
Dhaka– Two people were killed as a bus hit a motorcycle on Barguna-Barishal regional highway in Betagi upazila in the district on Tuesday.
Making the case for investing in water, sanitation & hygiene
Tea picker Bina, 45 from Sylhet, Bangladesh, used to walk for an hour each day to collect water from a well, also using water from a nearby stream, which was contaminated. Bina and her children were often sick as a…
Airbus aircraft breaks record with flight to over 62,000 feet
Airbus Perlan Mission II, the world’s first initiative to pilot an engineless aircraft to the edge of space, made history again recently in El Calafate, Argentina, by soaring in the stratosphere to a pressure altitude of over 62,000 feet (60,669…
UAE denies report of Houthi drone attack on Dubai airport
The United Arab Emirates denied reports on Monday that the Iranian-aligned Houthis in Yemen had attacked Dubai airport with a drone, and said operations were unaffected.
Homestead vegetables’ gardening meets nutrition of char people
More than eight lakh people living in riverine char areas are meeting nutrition and earning well through homestead vegetables’ gardening in five districts of greater Rangpur region.
Aussie scientists use gold-plated nanoparticles to detect cancer signals
A new diagnostic technique, using gold-plated nanoparticles, could make the detection of cancer much cheaper and faster, according to Australian scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) who developed the method.
Momtaz sings for ‘Debi’
Entertainment Desk Popular folk singer Momtaz has voiced for the song “Doyel Pakhi Konna Re” in the film “Debi”. The song, written by Rakib Hasan Rahul and composed by Pritom Hasan, was released on YouTube on Saturday.
‘Wind of Change’ receives Mother Teresa Award
Entertainment Desk Kaushik Hossain Taposh and Farzana Munny have received the prestigious Mother Teresa International Award 2018, on behalf of TM Production for the, “Wind of Change-Music for Peace,” project.
Following Nazrul’s ideal to establish secular society stressed
Literary and cultural personalities at a special function have stressed on following the ideal of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam to establish a secular society based on universal humanism, justice and equity.
Air pollution may harm cognitive intelligence, study says
Chronic exposure to air pollution can cause harm to cognitive performance, a new study reveals. Researchers believe that the negative impact increases with age, and affects men with less education the worst. Over four years, the maths and verbal skills…
Take action on Rakhine HR violations: Australia asks Myanmar
‘Perpetrators must be held to account’ Dhaka, Aug 27 – Australia has urged Myanmar to take action on human rights violations and welcomed the establishment of Myanmar’s Commission of Enquiry, which needs to be provided with authority to respond comprehensively…
Two suspected drug traders killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, Aug 28 – Two suspected drug traders were killed in separate gunfights in Natore and Gazipur districts early Tuesday.
Two Jubo League activists hacked to death in Chittagong
Chittagong, Aug 28 – Two Jubo League activists, who were brothers, were killed in an attack in Choto Daroga Hat area of Sitakundu Upazila on Monday night.
Wrong dams management create floods: India’s officials, experts
August 27, 2018, SANDRP – Accepting that reservoirs operation and flood management in India lack scientific supports, Madhavan Nair Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, in an interview has revealed that dams and water reservoirs need flood management systems that…
Trade Wars: Is there an off-ramp?
By Askiah Adam That an economic world war has already started is beyond dispute. Whether it is Washington or Trump who has lost it is immaterial but between the sanctions imposed on several countries and prohibitive tariffs inflicted on friends…
CID identifies JMB-men as TV anchor Farooqi murderers
Dhaka, Aug 27 – The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday said they finally identified some of the perpetrators involved in the murder of TV show host Moulana Nurul Islam Farooqi four years after his murder.
BNP’s Amir Khosru gets anticipatory bail
Dhaka, Aug 27 – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court Monday granted ad-anticipatory bail to BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury in two cases filed over ‘instigating’ the student movement over road safety and ‘conspiring’ against…
Rohingya refugees stranded despite high-level visits, talks
Dhaka, Aug 27 – Bangladesh Human Right Commission ((NHRC)) on Monday said despite Bangladesh’s desperate diplomatic attempts, the repatriation process of over a million Rohingya refugees remain stranded in some high-level diplomatic visits and talks, without any actual repatriation.
BD Hajj pilgrims start coming back on Monday
Dhaka, Aug 27 – The first return Hajj flight of Saudi Arabia Airlines landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 3:19 am on early Monday.
No law to protect graft, nothing to rejoice: ACC
Referring to the draft Sarkari Chakori Ain which proposed taking prior permission for arresting any public servant, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Monday said the corrupt officials have nothing to rejoice with it.
Quota movement: Eden College student Luma gets bail
A court here on Monday granted bail of Eden College student, Lutfur Nahar Luma Sarkar, in a case filed under Information and Communication and Technology (ICT) Act.
Aug 21 grenade attack case framed as ‘political weapon’: BNP
Stating that the party wants exemplary punishment of the real perpetrators of the August 21 grenade attack incident, BNP on Monday alleged that the government is making efforts to fulfill its desire using the case as a political weapon.
Youth ‘pushed’ to death from running bus in Chattogram
A young man was pushed to death from a moving bus allegedly by its helper in City Gate area of the port city on Monday afternoon.
4 held with 40,000 yaba pills in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four people and recovered 40,000 pieces of yaba tablets from the office of a courier service in the city’s Dilkusha area on Monday.
Girl dies as her scarf gets entangled with human-hauler wheel
Dhaka– A schoolgirl died when her scarf got entangled with the wheel of a human-hauler at Harenda in Panchbibi upazila in Joypurhat on Monday.